Review: Soundiron Mercury Elements

Hey what’s good fam? Back with another review from Soundiron’s “Elements” series, this one is another choir. Let’s just dig in and check it out What is Mercury Elements? This is a version of their Mercury Symphonic Boys Choir library that contains essential elements and a single mic position. So if you don’t need all the […]

Review: Patchbanks Rhythm & Breaks Vol. 1

Hey what’s good fam? Back with some more classic samples from patchbanks Let’s just dig into it! So what’s Rhythm & Breaks Vol. 1? It’s a collection of original classic, soulful, and underground style music samples as well as drum breaks. This isn’t a construction kit, you don’t get the stems, but you get the […]

Review: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface and USB Hub

Hey what’s good fam? Back with a new review, this one is a new interface from Novation. I wanted to check it out for my iPad, so let’s dig in! What is the Audiohub 2×4? It’s an audio interface that’s also a USB hub. It works with Mac and PC, as well as iOS…which is […]

Review: M-Audio Trigger Finger Pro

Yo what’s good fam! Today I’m back with another review, this time I’m finally getting a chance to check out the Trigger Finger Pro from M-Audio. Let’s just jump right in What is the Trigger Finger Pro? It’s an updated version of the original Trigger Finger pad controller, with a lot of new features. The […]

Checkout My New Maschine Training Course with Lynda.com

Hey what’s good fam! Just wanted to let you know about a new Maschine tutorial course I did with Lynda.com The course is called “Up and Running with Maschine 2″ and covers all the basics of getting started with Maschine. I did the course using both the Maschine Studio and the Maschine MK2 controllers, and […]

Comparison: Ableton Push vs Akai APC40 MKII – Which one is best for you?

I’ve been an Ableton Live user for many years, and I always felt a dedicated controller would really benefit the program as well as my workflow. After using both the Ableton Push and Akai APC40 MKII for a while, I’ve been able to see the benefits of both and how they fit different workflows. I […]

Presonus Sceptre S6 CoActual Studio Monitors

Hey what’s good fam! Here with a review of some pretty cool monitors from Presonus. It’s the Sceptre series and I’ve been testing the S6. Let’s get into it! So what is the Sceptre S6? This is the 6″ woofer version of the Sceptre series monitor from Presonus. The Sceptre series is their line of […]

Boomstar 5089 24dB Moog style ladder filter analog synth review

Yo what’s good fam! Back today with a beast of a synth from Studio Electronics This is the 5089 synth from their Boomstar line, which is a collection of synths each with their own classic filter. Let’s check it out! So what is the Boomstar 5089? This is a desktop analog synthesizer with tons of […]

Sup fam, back with another library from Soniccouture What can I say? I’m a fan! This one is an EP/sound design tool. They called it EP73 Deconstructed let’s peep it! So what is EP73 Deconstructed? This is a new dedicated ep library for Kontakt 5 and Kontakt 5 player aimed to capture the true sound […]

Yo what’s good fam, back with another review for ya. Today I’m showing off a new music box library from a new sample library company. The company is Bad Cat Media, they’re mainly focused on actually creating music for media/film and such but are also getting into the sample library space. I personally love the […]

Hey what’s good fam! I got a nice little software I want to share with you today. I’ve been messing with this for a while and finally ready to show it off to you It’s a sample slicer, editor, chopper from Oscillicious called BeatCleaver let’s peep! What is BeatCleaver? The whole idea behind this program […]

Yo what’s good fam, hope you had a good weekend. I figured we start it off with some nice sound design type instruments and atmospheres. Today I’m checking out the Dark Planet vst sound instrument set from Steinberg. This is exclusively for users of Halion, Halion Sonic, or Halion Sonice SE Let’s peep! So what […]

I know you’re probably thinking “yet ANOTHER piano or keyboard library?!” Well, this one is different, this is something for the sound design and experimental folks out there. Soniccouture, no doubt, has some awesome stuff, I love them. This library right here is definitely not what you think, it’s more of an experimental piano library […]

Yo what’s good fam, you know what it is! Big Fish Friday! Today I’m checking out a library from Acousticsamples, they make some dope stuff and did all the new dedicated instruments for Mach Five 3. All of his products now use the new UVI Workstation format and Wurlie is the newest of the bunch. […]

Yo what’s good fam, back today with a nice little library from TimeSpace and Ian Boddy He’s done a bunch of sound design stuff for Zero-G, Camel Audio, Rob Papen, and plenty more. Definitely more of a “sound design” library type of guy in my opinion…which is good. Lot’s of weirdness and strange noises. This […]

Hey what’s good fam, back with another one for ya! This one comes from Tone 2, they make some of my favorite synths like Firebird and ElextraX Now they’ve stepped into the analog modelling category with a new synth plugin let’s check it out! So what is Saurus? It’s a new synthesizer plugin based on […]